Yo yo yo,Christmas is nearly upon us, but here in Antibes I've been stuck in the unpredictable churn of work that usually takes place once our usual contracted stuff runs out for the year, in the hope that eventually it'll peter out and we can have some peace.
We've also been to Nice for the day, which was spiffing and involved a trek around the bay, up the hill, under a waterfall, along the beach and finally up the main drag to the station, past the Xmas market and impromptu shrine to the late Johnny Hallyday.
I've been swimming, I've been ill, I found out Radiohead are playing São Paulo next year, I made a pizza, I've had a pizza at the Elysée Carnot which was as emotional as you'd expect, and ended up singing a Disney cover to a bunch of strangers last night during an aperitif soirée in the driving rain. It's all happening...
I've lovingly crafted another compilation, and my phrase of the week is a particularly damning put-down - "you're not worth coffee without sugar". Coffee is a cultural touchstone in Brazil: if you want to say someone or something is completely unremarkable, you can say they're "café com leite" (milky coffee), or indeed "carne de vaca" (cow meat) or "água com açucar" (sugar water). Got it?
'Til the next time,
Frediterranean
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